Lexile Tools:

• Lexile level to grade chart: lexile.com

• Level finder : For a grade/student or find a book:http://www.lexile.com/fab/

• Find a book's lexile or age range: same site as above just use 'Quick Search' in upper left corner.

• Lexile Analyzer: Type in the text from a book and find its lexile. You need to register to use the site:

• http://www.lexile.com/analyzer/

Literature Resources:

• - Googlelittrips - events in a novel are mapped out on Google Earth trips

• Create your own lit. trips - " allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. " :http://www.googletreks.org/

• Great Resource - Encouraging active reading by technology connections to lit. : Literature Learning Ladders

Mythology:

Greek Mythology:

• Great & engaging interactive website - introduction to & stories of Greek Gods & Myths: Carlos.emory.edu

• Greek Gods: Trusted websites collected by Mr. T:

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• Virtures symbolized in Greek & Roman mythological characters:
  

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Path of the Hero Myths - (the most common and engaging myths):

• Star Wars is a modern day myth based on many world mythologies: http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/sw-unit1.htm

• George Lucas and myth project - cool small project: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lessons/george-lucas-and-the-power-of-myth/lesson-overview/1292/

• Odysseus myths on YouTube:

  

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Drama:

• Our very own World Book Database has a Dramatic Learning section with great resource with: plays, lesson plans, various teaching tools, rubrics, play starters, posters for plays, monologues, & more (once logged in go to World Book Classroom)

Poetry:

• Learning Lab - with questions and activities for specific poems and a various audiovisual poems: thePoetryFoundation

• View poems as they roll across screen of large smartphone (1,000s of poems to choose from) : poetryflow